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IBM Systems and Solutions Architect Professional Certificate
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IBM Systems and Solutions Architect Professional Certificate

Launch Your Systems and Solutions Architect Career. Build job-ready expertise in IT architecture, modeling tools, systems design, and AI

John Rofrano
IBM Skills Network Team
Muhammad Yahya

Instructors: John Rofrano

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Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Earn a Certificate
With paid plans

What you'll learn

  • Analyze, design, and develop scalable enterprise systems architectures with modeling tools, GenAI, and agile methodologies

  • Define and implement effective integration strategies and deployment blueprints, using generative AI to enhance architectural decision-making

  • Apply microservices, DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, and design patterns to build resilient, automated system environments

  • Implement cybersecurity frameworks, compliance practices, and SDLC processes to secure enterprise systems, assess risks, and plan disaster recovery

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October 2025

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Professional Certificate - 10 course series

What you'll learn

  • Explore the exciting world of systems architecture and learn the fundamentals to design scalable, reliable system solutions

  • Explain systems and solutions architects roles, skills, career paths, certifications, & how they use systems thinking and SDLC to meet business needs

  • Gain hands-on experience by applying systems design fundamentals and tools to design IT systems and solutions

  • Utilize requirement-gathering, prototyping, and modeling tools to analyze business needs and develop documented solutions for real-world applications

Skills you'll gain

Systems Architecture, Systems Thinking, Systems Analysis, Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Design Patterns, Stakeholder Communications, and Application Design

What you'll learn

  • Create data flow diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, and unified modeling language diagrams to visualize data, system architecture, and workflows

  • Evaluate existing IT systems by assessing system architecture, features, performance, and UI/UX to identify inefficiencies and propose improvements

  • Conduct cost-benefit analyses, operational feasibility studies, and risk assessments to compare IT solution alternatives and recommend solutions

  • Integrate system analysis, modeling, and evaluation techniques in a project to propose a digital transformation strategy for a business

Skills you'll gain

Systems Design, Systems Analysis, Risk Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Process Modeling, Business Analysis, Prototyping, Information Technology, Business Process, Solution Design, Business Communication, Computer Science, Digital Transformation, Agile Methodology, Workflow Management, Data Modeling, Systems Architecture, Process Flow Diagrams, Business Transformation, and Product Lifecycle Management

What you'll learn

  • Job-ready skills in project and stakeholder management that employers value in a good business analyst

  • The fundamental concepts of project management, including project phases, communication strategies, stakeholder, and risk management

  • How to apply various project management tools to effectively manage projects, conduct risk assessments, and plan communication strategies

  • How to implement effective communication strategies to engage stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle

Skills you'll gain

Project Management, Communication Strategies, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Communication, Stakeholder Communications, Business Analysis, Project Coordination, Project Planning, Plan Execution, and Requirements Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Job-ready skills in process modeling and requirements gathering for business analysis without any prior experience

  • How to apply BABOK principles in real-world scenarios

  • Methodologies for process mining and utilizing tools for comprehensive analysis to derive actionable business insights

  • Effective system modeling by creating entity-relationship diagrams (ERDs), data flow diagrams (DFDs), and applying unified modeling language (UML)

Skills you'll gain

Business Analysis, Business Process Modeling, User Story, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Agile Methodology, Process Optimization, Data Modeling, Process Improvement, Business Process, Gap Analysis, Process Analysis, and Requirements Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Build job-ready skills in cloud native, microservices, containers, DevOps, and Agile employers are looking for in just 6 weeks.

  • Create RESTful APIs for modern web development and deploy them with Docker containers. 

  • Implement DevOps and CI/CD practices for streamlined development and deployment. 

  • Apply Agile and Scrum best practices for iterative, efficient software delivery.

Skills you'll gain

Microservices, Docker (Software), Agile Methodology, Cloud-Native Computing, DevOps, CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Restful API, Containerization, Cloud Infrastructure, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Software Development, Cloud Development, Postman API Platform, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Continuous Delivery, Kubernetes, Software Development Methodologies, Cloud Applications, and Agile Project Management

What you'll learn

  • Importance, benefits, and core components of Enterprise Data Architecture (EDA) and popular data architecture frameworks.

  • How to design and implement Enterprise Data Architectures for specific use cases.

  • How to develop and implement policies and procedures, such as data retention policies and operational standards.

  • How to plan and execute data system migrations and modernizations.

Skills you'll gain

Data Migration, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Modeling, Enterprise Architecture, Scalability, Extract, Transform, Load, Application Frameworks, Emerging Technologies, Data Warehousing, Technology Strategies, Data Processing, Dataflow, Data Storage, Database Architecture and Administration, and Data Integration

What you'll learn

  • Build valuable applied data storage, integration, and migration skills employers need. 

  • Gain hands-on experience using industry-specific data tools.

  • Demonstrate you understand data-related best practices and can apply methodologies through industry-standard processes. 

  • Showcase your ability to solve problems related to data processes that you can talk about in interviews.

Skills you'll gain

Extract, Transform, Load, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, Data Integration, Data Migration, Data Infrastructure, Data Architecture, Data Pipelines, Data Management, Disaster Recovery, and Data Security

What you'll learn

  • Create test plans and traceability matrices linking business needs to outcomes, and coordinate testing among QA teams, developers, and stakeholders

  • Build deployment checklists with clear launch steps, go/no-go criteria, rollback plans, and data validation techniques

  • Define key system metrics to support post-launch tracking, organize response plans, and guide improvement through retrospectives

  • Create a Testing and Release Kit with test strategy, validation checklist, and support plans for post-launch success

Skills you'll gain

Release Management, Software Testing, Application Deployment, Test Driven Development (TDD), Behavior-Driven Development, CI/CD, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Process Automation, Digital Transformation, Process Flow Diagrams, Systems Thinking, Software Quality Assurance, Software Development Life Cycle, Test Planning, Data Validation, Risk Management, Data Modeling, and Systems Analysis
Cybersecurity Architecture

Cybersecurity Architecture

Course 912 hours

What you'll learn

  • Describe the five foundational principles of cybersecurity and the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) triad

  • Summarize the different areas that a cybersecurity architect must adopt to develop a secure enterprise solution

  • Discuss the different security domains, including IAM, endpoint security, network security, application security, and data security

  • Demonstrate your proficiency in recommending methods to improve network security in a given scenario

Skills you'll gain

Data Security, Application Security, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Firewall, Identity and Access Management, Secure Coding, Network Security, Endpoint Security, Cyber Attacks, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Cyber Security Strategy, Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, and Security Controls

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

LLM Application, Microsoft Power Platform, Technical Communication, Systems Analysis, Business Workflow Analysis, Process Flow Diagrams, Solution Architecture, Generative AI, Business Analysis, Systems Thinking, Risk Analysis, Dashboard, User Story, and Stakeholder Analysis

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IBM Skills Network Team
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Muhammad Yahya
IBM
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